Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-28
YET UNS0LVED.
THE BENHAY0N TRAGEDY STILL
4 MYSTERY.
Experts Pronounce the Letters TO
be All in Benhayon's Own
Handwriting.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE EEcoKD-USloN.l

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECoRD-UN1oN.I
SAN FRANcIsco, October 27th.-[Special. !
DR.. Won Bulow to-day corroborates Dim
mig's story as to his having skin disease,
and said he had prescribed nitrate of
silver.
The girl spoken of by Lowenstein as
having come into his store 10 buy a scarf,
and whom Lowenstein went to see at %
Geary street, to-day went to the store where
Lowenstein works and said she would tes-
tify tonight at the inquest in the prisoners
behalf.
1t was found to-day that DINING had
visited the jail on April Sd to see Bowers.
The Police have ascertained that man
from Milwaukee did actually receive
money through Wells, Fargo &.Co
A gentlemen who taught writing to
Henry Benhayon was shown the letters
and confession purported to have been
written by Henry Benhayon, and he be-
lieved that the letters were written by Ben
hayon, and were in his ordinary hand
writing.
The letters were given to-day TO experts
Hyde and Hickox, who locked themselves
up in room and proceeded to study their
characteristics. The results OF their inyesti-
cations will be given out at the inquest as
soon as they have finished. 1t is said that
they have intimated that the letters were
all written by BenhayOn, and not under
duress.
The Inquest Resumed.
SAN FRANCISCO October 27th.-TSpecial. !
Previous to the session of the Coroner's s
inquest in the Benhayon case tonight there
was small riot in the corridors and stair
way leading to Judge Toohy's Courtroom,
where the inquest was to take place The
crowd seeking to gain admission to the
Courtroom was actually tremendous. Chief
of Police Crowley was forced to order Off
GERS to clear the passages so that the Jurors
and officers of the Court and witnesses
could gain entrance to the room. 1t was
feared at one time that the corridors would
give away. The clearance was finally eff
tected,
THE MEMORANDUM BOOK.
The first witness called was James Mag
lone. He testified that on Thursday last
he was present as witness in Judge Wal
lace's Court. Before the case in which he
was interested came on there was on trial a
case in which gentleman was suing a
lady to recover some jewelry and other per-
sonal property. The plaintiff in the case
sat next TO witness, and the latter noticed a
small, wine-colored memorandum book,
together with another book, in his hands.
Did not hear the name of the plaintiff He
was called to the stand, but be noticed that
he hastily put the books in the breast
f,lF I,t /
books if he saw them again.
\ FRIEND OF BENHAYoN.
Il. J. Perrin testified that he was an actor.
Knew Benhayon three years Saw him on
Saturday last, when deceased made an ap.
poiGtment with witness to operate on his
teeth on Monday at 8 P. NJ. Deceased was
then cheerful, pleasant and in his usual
mood. Noticed no change in his character
from what had known it to be for wears.
Knew Benhayon's handwriting. He was
shown the letters to Dimmig Bowers. and
those to the Coroner and Chronicle the
confession and also the "Lemp" letter.
He said that all looked like Benhavon's
writing. Deceased never spoke of suicide
had expressed an uadoubted opinion Of
Bowers guilt; had never mentioned DIM
mlgs name nor that of any of his friends
He (Benhayon) had always spoken in the
most atfecuonate terms of his dead sister,
Mrs. Cecilia Bowers. Deceased copied n
play for witness, and had written out ex-
tracts from plays and sent them to witness.
There was a very close friendship between
witness and Benhayon.
Deputy Coroner Thompson testified to
the property found on Benhayon's body.
Among the articles was small pocket
book. He also testified that Mrs. Highsop
the landlady OF % Geary street, called on
Monday at the Morgue, where Benhayon's
BODY was laid out and took a long and
good look at it. She then asked to see his
right hand. On seeing it she positively
identified 1t as the hand which gave her
the 50 as a deposit for securing room p at
her place on Saturday night. She also
recognized him by his shape and size. She
remarked that she was satisfied that ne
was the man who has become known as
" No. -
EXPERT HYpE's TESTIMONY.
II. c. Hyde, the handwriting expert.
testified that he had been thirty years en-
gagged IN the vocation Of identifying hand
writing. He identified Benhayon's alleged
confession as being unquesdonably in
the handwriting of the deceased
He also identified the signature to the con-
fession as being genuine, on comparison
With other signatures. He considered il
almost an imposibility to forge Benhayon's
writing. The Lemp letter was also
identified as being in Benhayon's hand
writing. He also identified all the other
letters found in room 2l and the Dimmig
letter.
pIMNiG COULDN'T HAVE WRITTEN THEM.
He was shown Dimmig's handwriting
and said it was entirely different from
Benhaycn's, and that it would be virtual
imp0ssibility tor DINING to have success
fully forged Benhayon's writing. The
physical condition of the writer of the con
feSsion was at the time it was written calm
and normal, and it was written with per-
feet ease and self control.
The DINING letter shows slight signs of
perturbation. otherwise it is exactly like
the others. Witness had never been proved
mistaken in passing on handwriting The
Dimmig letter and confession were written
with the same ink but at different times.
with only short period between. They
might have been written with the same
pen, which in later writing was worn and
made slightly different lines.
HYDE coRRoBoRATED.
G. G. Hickox, for TWENTY-FIVE wears q
handwriting expert, entirely corroborated
expert Hydes testimony. In addition he
stated that the misspe!ling of the
word dimond in the list Of
iewelry, and known to be in Benhavon's
writing, was repeated in the letter addressed
to Bowers: The writing of the letters was
not done from dictation, nor by person
under duress.
4 significant Occurrence.
The San Francisco Bulletin of last even
ing publishes the following
An important link in the evidence re
lating to the theory of foul play is the
statement made to Bulletin reporter, by a
young man who does not at present desire
to have his name made public. "rll come
into Court If I'm wanted, he said, but I
DO not care to be mixed up in this business
If | can help it. He is young man well
connected, and his word may be implicitly
relied upon.
Il was coming from the Tivoli. where 1
had been to see the 'Mikado.' | walked
up Grant Avenue. 1t was then about IL
O'Clock, or perhaps little later. | was
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